journal entry. o's win and yankees win and a sweep of the red sox was completed today and they push their magic number to one with three games left to play all on the road. the playoffs no longer look like an if for the orioles, now looks more like a when and where. o's waste nod time getting the upper hand this afternoon. bottom of the first, nate mclouth, his third leadoff home run of the season and this on a spectacular sunday for baseball in baltimore. 1-0, o's. o's have more home thers month than any other american league team. third inning, j.j. hardy adding to that total, 47 and counting for the birds this month. 4-0, o's. bottom of the fifth, chris davis, who else? takes it low over the plate and puts it into the seats in right field. his 31st home run, 6-1, o's. top of the eighth, defense, matt wieters throws out dustin pedroia trying to get in scoringing. no can do for the red sox. and then give the ball to jim johnson in the ninth. you can shut the door on the win. johnson gets ryan lavarnway for the final out. 50th save of the season for johnson. the o's close out the re
